The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Business pretty fair.
RIVER still stationary.
VERY pleasant weather.
FoUE boats leaving today.
The Rene Macready had good trip
| for st. Francis river.
THE Chesapeake leaveI tomorrow
evening for Tiptonville.
THE Buckeye State leaves Ciucin.
natl today for this port.
TIE Joe Peters left for Arkansas
river with splendid trip.
THE United States snagboat John Y.
Meigs is working in the Yallabusha
river.
TIKI CITY OF Vicksburg wi be down
tomorrow evening on her way to
Vicksburg.
THE Annie p. Silver, with a big trip,
passed to New Orleans yesterday with
out landing.
The Future City, with barges,
should pass down today. She adds
here barge No. SO.
THE Sentinel, towing big raft of
logs, arrived yesterday from the
Forked Deer river.
THE I. F. Eckert, now lying at Fort
Pickering point, will be- used for ex.
culsion purposes this summer.
THE Granite State will be here in
time to leave Friday evening for Gin
cinnaii. Capt. o. d. Russell is her
agent.
THE Port FADE, towing ak barg5s,
passed to st. Louis yesterday. She
double tripped from the foot OF the
island.
THE ChickasSw, Capt Ed Postal,
leaves this evening for all pciats on
White river. Messrs. Chas. NJ Postal
and John Childres, are her clerks.
THE Kate Adams is the regular
United States mail packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Helena, Terrene,
ArkanRas City and all way points.
The Belle of Memphis, Capt. George
Baker, OF the Anchor Line, Is an
nounced to leave here at 10 o'clock
this morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
THK Ohio left last night for Oincin-
natl with 1400 bales of cotton, 20 bales
of rags, 300 sacks Of cotton eeed meal,
20 barrels OF scrap iron and lot OF
eundries.
THE City OF New Orleans passed to
81. Louis yesterday afternoon with a
fair up stream trip. They put of 200
EN- oiy hogsheads, so mules aud 20
packages Of sundries.
The Arkansas City, from st. Luis,
passed to Nicksburg at an early hour
yesterday morning, She put off here
1856 packages of miscellaneous freight
aud added about 80 tons OF sundries.
THR James Lee, Capt. Tom Claggett,
leaves at o'clock this evening for
Helena, Frlars Point and all way land
ings. Messrs. VIM. Ashford, Will
Darragh and John Rhodes are her
clerks.
THE Coahoma, Capt. Henry Cooper,
leaves this evening for Gold Dust, 0s.
ceola, Ashport and all way points on
the upper coast Msssrs. VIM. Smither,
Sid Wheeler and Charley L2ftwlch are
her clerks.
THE late Capt. James b. Eads was
steBmboatman in his younger days.
His first work on the river WAS as Sec
ond clerk of the KniCkerbocker, owned
and run by Capt. +. w. Gould in 1888
between Cincinnati aad Dubuque.
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, passed to Cincinnati last night
vita about 700 tons Of freight. She
put off here 1872 coils Of rope, 200
empty hogsheads, l05 boxes Of wine,
IL barrels Of oil and added 6i5 bales
OF cotton and 800 tons OF cotton seed
meal.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Marine Jour
nal writes from Portland, Ore : capt.
Minnie Hill Is the name OF the first
lady to receive a master and pilots
license on The Pacific coast. Mrs. Hill
is % years of age, and is the wife OF
Hill, OF the Kellogg. She
ia captain of a trading steamer which
bears her name, and is an expert
pilot"